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National Cancer Control Programmes in Europe in 2024: State of Play and Alignment with the European Guide for Quality NCCPs Cover

National Cancer Control Programmes in Europe in 2024: State of Play and Alignment with the European Guide for Quality NCCPs

Open Access
|Jun 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Types of cancer control documents in 31 participating countries.

Figure 2.

Evaluation typologies of NCCPs in 31 participating countries.

Figure 3.

Inclusion of key elements of a quality NCCP across 31 participating countries.

Sections and topics of the survey_

Sections (survey questions)Topics
Section 1 – State of play (Q1–Q14)Existence, type, and number of cancer documents, availability, integration of cancer control into other policies, duration of validity of the NCCP, intention to renew the NCCP, evaluation of the NCCPs, use of indicators, inclusion of indicators in the NCCPs, funding.
Section 2 – Quality (Q15)Primary prevention; cancer screening; early detection, diagnosis, and treatment; cancer data and information; research; psychosocial oncology care; health promotion; palliative and end-of-life care; access to innovative cancer treatment; education and training; survivorship; patient empowerment; governance; cancer resources; monitoring of cancer burden; financing.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2026-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 114 - 121
Submitted on: Jan 13, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2026
Published on: Jun 1, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Marjeta Kuhar, Tit Albreht, Polona Kastelic, Ana Molina-Barceló, Oscar García Sauret, Marjetka Jelenc, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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